Members seagullplayer77 Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 I was thinking about changing the strings on my Martin today, and I got to thinking that I have no idea how to take care of the Richlite fretboard. I took a cursory glance at Martin's website and the rest of the Internet and I didn't find anything, so I figured I'd come here. My guess is that since it's a composite, it's low maintenance. I'm figuring that all the things that apply to normal fretboards (extra fine steel wool to clean, some kind of oil to condition) would be okay for Richlite as well. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knockwood Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 I was thinking about changing the strings on my Martin today, and I got to thinking that I have no idea how to take care of the Richlite fretboard. I took a cursory glance at Martin's website and the rest of the Internet and I didn't find anything, so I figured I'd come here. My guess is that since it's a composite, it's low maintenance. I'm figuring that all the things that apply to normal fretboards (extra fine steel wool to clean, some kind of oil to condition) would be okay for Richlite as well. Comments? Is Richlite the same thing as Micarta? For a composite, I don't think oil is necessary. When I had a 000-16RGT, I used to polish the frets with 0000 steel wool, which had no negative effect, visual or otherwise, on the micarta board. To clean the board (like if I got pizza on it or something), I think I just used a cotton cloth or, at most, a very lightly dampened cotton cloth followed immediately with a dry buffing. It really is extremely low-maintenance stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seagullplayer77 Posted August 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2011 Is Richlite the same thing as Micarta? For a composite, I don't think oil is necessary. When I had a 000-16RGT, I used to polish the frets with 0000 steel wool, which had no negative effect, visual or otherwise, on the micarta board. To clean the board (like if I got pizza on it or something), I think I just used a cotton cloth or, at most, a very lightly dampened cotton cloth followed immediately with a dry buffing. It really is extremely low-maintenance stuff. I kind of figured on this as well. Old habits die hard, I guess. Of course, the really important question here is what kind of pizza were you getting on the fretboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WashburnGuy Posted August 15, 2011 Members Share Posted August 15, 2011 On my D16-RGT I just use a damp cloth then wipe it dry. No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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